Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS

Born

4 January 1711 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

16 August 1779 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques FOURNIER Marie-Francoise BLANCHON

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Born: 4 January 1711 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques FOURNIER

Mother: Marie-Francoise BLANCHON

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas FOURNIER , Marie HUBERT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne BLANCHON , Marie-Françoise CASSE (LACASSE)

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Jacques married Catherine TURGEON 16 June 1749 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine TURGEON was born 26 March 1729 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Catherine died 18 November 1765 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Catherine was the child of Joseph TURGEON and Margurite BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET).

Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS died 16 August 1779 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Roy Elisabeth
m. Turgeon Catherine

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS

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Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS married

Catherine TURGEON
Marriage date: 16 June 1749
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Catherine TURGEON was the child of Joseph TURGEON and Margurite BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)

Children of Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS and Catherine TURGEON

Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER

Born: 7 April 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1792, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie GUENETTE 26 November 1776 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LABBE 4 July 1785 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS

Born: 17 July 1755, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1827, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine GONTHIER 21 January 1783 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francoise FOURNIER

Born: 2 December 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 1 June 1810, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MOREAU 5 November 1789 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1711
4 January 1711
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS and Catherine TURGEON 16 June 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 38 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER was born 7 April 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 41 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Birth of Child
Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS was born 17 July 1755, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jacques was 44 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Francoise FOURNIER was born 2 December 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jacques was 45 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine TURGEON died 18 November 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.